Petr Průcha

Petr Průcha (born September 14, 1982) is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and the Phoenix Coyotes.

Petr Průcha
Born	(1982-09-14) September 14, 1982 (age 42) Chrudim, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	HC Pardubice New York Rangers Phoenix Coyotes SKA Saint Petersburg
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	240th overall, 2002 New York Rangers
Playing career	2001–2013

Playing career

Průcha led the Czech Republic Junior League in points during the 2001–02 season (33 assists and 56 points in 25 games). He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the eighth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 240th overall. He played 47 games in the 2004–05 season for HC Moeller Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga, scoring seven goals with 17 points.

In the 2005–06 season, he joined the Rangers as a rookie, and under the tutelage of Jaromír Jágr, ^{[citation needed]} he scored 30 goals and 47 points in 68 games. His 16 powerplay goals on the season broke Camille Henry's record for the single-season rookie power play goal mark for the Rangers.

On July 5, 2007, Průcha re-signed with the Rangers to a two-year, $3.2 million contract.

On March 4, 2009, Průcha was traded to the Phoenix Coyotes, along with Dimitri Kalinin and Nigel Dawes, in exchange for defenceman Derek Morris.^[1] On June 19, 2009, he signed a two-year, $2.2 million contract extension with the Coyotes, worth $1.1 million annually.^[2]

After playing unproductively for some time,^{[citation needed]} the Coyotes assigned Průcha to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL), their top minor league affiliate. Unwilling to play for a minor league team, Průcha soon left for the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) to play for SKA Saint Petersburg.

After two seasons with Saint Petersburg, Průcha sat out the following season before opting to retire due to injury.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–2000	HC Chrudim	CZE.2 U20		39	26	18	44	58		14	9	9	18	4
2000–01	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U20		47	33	17	50	16		7	6	5	11	2
2001–02	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U20		28	38	28	66	18		3	6	2	8	0
2001–02	HC IPB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		20	1	1	2	2		5	0	0	0	0
2001–02	HC Papíroví Draci Šumperk	CZE.2		8	6	4	10	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	CZE U20		4	5	4	9	25		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HC ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice	ELH		49	7	9	16	12		17	2	6	8	8
2002–03	HC VČE Hradec Králové, a.s.	CZE.2		11	3	5	8	35		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	HC Moeller Pardubice	ELH		48	11	13	24	24		7	4	3	7	2
2003–04	HC VČE Hradec Králové, a.s.	CZE.2		3	1	0	1	25		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	HC Moeller Pardubice	ELH		47	7	10	17	24		16	6	7	13	2
2005–06	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		2	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	New York Rangers	NHL		68	30	17	47	32		4	1	0	1	0
2006–07	New York Rangers	NHL		79	22	18	40	30		10	0	1	1	4
2007–08	New York Rangers	NHL		62	7	10	17	22		3	0	0	0	0
2008–09	New York Rangers	NHL		28	4	5	9	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		19	2	8	10	6		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		79	13	9	22	23		7	1	2	3	4
2010–11	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		11	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		20	8	13	21	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		11	1	2	3	4		11	5	1	6	14
2011–12	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		52	14	26	40	20		15	2	1	3	4
2012–13	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL		37	14	5	19	26		5	0	2	2	2
ELH totals				164	26	33	59	62		45	12	16	28	12
NHL totals				346	78	68	146	132		24	2	3	5	8
KHL totals				100	29	33	62	50		31	7	4	11	20

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championships
	2005 Vienna
	2011 Bratislava
	2012 Helsinki

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Czech Republic	WJC	7th		7	1	0	1	2
2004	Czech Republic	WC	5th		7	3	1	4	6
2005	Czech Republic	WC			3	0	0	0	0
2011	Czech Republic	WC			9	3	2	5	2
2012	Czech Republic	WC			10	1	2	3	4
Junior totals					7	1	0	1	2
Senior totals					29	7	5	12	12